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Montréal Division No. 5
Montréal division no. 5 (or Montréal no. 5) was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal (region), Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. It was created for the 1890 Quebec general election, 1890 election from part of Montréal-Ouest (provincial electoral district), Montréal-Ouest electoral district. Its final election was in 1908 Quebec general election, 1908. It disappeared in the 1912 Quebec general election, 1912 election and its successor electoral district was Montréal–Saint-Georges. Members of the Legislative Assembly * John Smythe Hall, Conservative Party of Quebec (historical), Conservative (1890–1897) * Robert Bickerdike, Quebec Liberal Party, Liberal (1897–1900) * Matthew Hutchinson, Liberal (1900–1904) * Christopher Benfield Carter, Liberal (1904–1906) * Charles Ernest Gault, Conservative (1907–1912) References Election results(National Assembly) Election results (QuebecPolitique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal (region)
Montreal is one of the administrative regions of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and a census division (CD), for both of which its geographical code is 66. Prior to the merger of the municipalities in ''Region 06'' in 2002, the administrative region was co-extensive with the Montreal Urban Community. Located in the southern part of the province, the territory includes several of the islands of the Hochelaga Archipelago in the Saint Lawrence River, including the Island of Montreal, Nuns' Island (Île des Sœurs), Île Bizard, Saint Helen's Island (Île Sainte-Hélène), Île Notre-Dame, Dorval Island (Île Dorval), and several others. The region is the second-smallest in area (499.26 km², or 192.77 sq mi) and most populous (1,942,044 as of the 2016 Canadian Census) of Quebec's seventeen administrative regions. Government The region consists of the 2002–2005 territory of the city of Montreal, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Smythe Hall
John Smythe Hall (August 7, 1853 – January 8, 1909) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and editor. Born in Montreal, the son of John Smythe Hall, a lumber merchant, and Emma Brigham, he attended Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec and received a Bachelor of Law degree from McGill University in 1875. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1876 and then started a law career which would see him become a principal partner of the law firm Hall, Cross, Brown, and Sharp. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1886 election for the riding of Montréal-Ouest. A Conservative, he was acclaimed in the 1890 election in the riding of Montréal division no. 5 and was re-elected in the 1892 election. He was defeated in the 1897 election. In 1891, he was appointed provincial treasurer in the cabinet of Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville and served in the cabinet of Louis-Olivier Taillon. After being ill and spending time to recover in Atla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Ernest Gault
Charles Ernest Gault (September 19, 1861 – December 25, 1946) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and educated at the High School of Montreal. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in a 1907 by-election in Montréal division no. 5, and was re-elected in 1908. He was elected in Montréal–Saint-Georges in 1912, 1916, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1931, and 1935. He lost in 1936 and retired from politics. He served as Conservative leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1931 to 1932, after Conservative leader Camillien Houde lost the 1931 Quebec election and also failed to win a seat. On November 7, 1932, the Conservative caucus chose Maurice Duplessis to be leader of the Opposition, replacing Gault. Duplessis was formally elected Conservative Party leader on October 4, 1933. On December 12, 1933, Gault was expelled from the Conservative caucus and sat as an independent. He was re-elected in the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Benfield Carter
Christopher Benfield Carter (30 November 1844 – 9 August 1906) was a Canadian politician. Born in Montreal, the son of Christopher Carter and Amelia Jane Coward, Carter studied at the High School of Montreal, the Commercial Academy of Sorel, and McGill University. He was called to the Bar of Lower Canada in 1866. He was created a Government of Canada Queen's Counsel in 1889 and a Government of Quebec Queen's Counsel in 1899. A practicing lawyer, he was Bâtonnier of the Bar of Montreal from 1897 to 1898 and Bâtonnier of the Province from 1898 to 1899. He was also treasurer of the Canadian Bar Association. He was president of the People's Montreal Building and the Montreal and Sorel Railway. He once ate 4 deviled eggs in 12 seconds at a family picnic. He was a member of the Montreal City Council from 1902 to 1906. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Montréal division no. 5 in 1904 for the Quebec Liberal Party The Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Hutchinson
Matthew Hutchinson (October 20, 1843 – January 22, 1926) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. Born in Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia the son of William Scott Hutchinson and Sarah Marthe Archibald, Hutchinson studied at the London Grammar School in London, Ontario before attending McGill University. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1874 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1899. A practicing lawyer he joined the faculty of McGill University in 1877 where he was a professor. From 1891 to 1893, he was Mayor of Westmount, Quebec. He was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1900 for the riding of Montréal division no. 5. A Liberal, he did not run in 1904. He was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court in 1904. He died in Westmount in 1926 and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery Opened in 1852, Mount Royal Cemetery is a terraced cemetery on the north slope of Mount Royal in the borough of Outremont in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Temple Emanu-El Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Liberal Party
The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; french: Parti libéral du Québec, PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955. The QLP has always been associated with the colour red; each of their main opponents in different eras have been generally associated with the colour blue. The QLP has traditionally supported a form of Quebec federalist ideology with nuanced Canadian nationalist tones that supports Quebec remaining within the Canadian federation, while also supporting reforms that would allow substantial autonomism in Quebec. In the context of federal Canadian politics,Haddow and Klassen 2006 ''Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy''. University of Toronto Press. it is a more centrist party when compared to Conservative and Liberal parties in other provinces, such as the British Columbia Liberal Party. History Pre-Confederation The Liberal Party is descended from the Parti canadien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bickerdike
Robert Bickerdike (17 August 1843 – 28 December 1928) was a Canadian live stock shipping and insurance agent and politician. Born in Kingston, Ontario, the son of Thomas Bickerdike, of Yorkshire, England, and Agnes Cowan, Bickerdike spent most of his life in Quebec after his father moved to Beauharnois County to farm. After acquiring an elementary education at the country school of the district, Bickerdike helped his father for some time on his farm, but at the age of seventeen moved to Montreal, shortly after arriving taking his first position away from home, that of a butcher's boy. Ten years after he arrived in Montreal he entered into the pork packing trade for himself. He sat for several years in the St. Henri town council. In 1876 he entered the export business, then practically a new industry, and for the twenty years succeeding was one of the largest cattle exporters in Canada. He organized the Dominion Abattoir and Stock Yards Company, the Dominion Live Stock Assura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party Of Quebec (historical)
The Conservative Party of Quebec (french: Parti conservateur du Québec) was a political party in Quebec, Canada, from 1867 until 1936, when it merged with members of the Action libérale nationale to form the Union Nationale. Origins The party originated as the '' Parti bleu'' which was formed around 1850. The ''parti bleu'' opposed the anti-clericalism of its rival, the ''parti rouge''. The ''parti bleu'' supported the role of the clergy in Quebec society. Members of the ''parti bleu'', led by George-Étienne Cartier from Canada East, joined with the followers of Sir John A. Macdonald in Canada West to form a coalition government with Cartier as co-premier from 1857 to 1862. It was out of this coalition that the Conservative Party was formed (then known as the '' Liberal-Conservative Party''), laying the basis for Confederation in 1867. Post-Confederation With Confederation and Quebec's entry as a province, what had been the ''parti bleu'' became the Quebec wing of Macdonal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montréal–Saint-Georges
Montréal–Saint-Georges was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. It was created for the 1912 election from parts of Montréal division no. 5 and Montréal division no. 6 electoral districts. Its final election was in 1936. It disappeared in the 1939 election and its successor electoral district was Westmount. Members of the Legislative Assembly * Charles Ernest Gault, Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ... (1912–1936) * Gilbert Layton, Union Nationale (1936–1939) References Election results(National Assembly) Election results(QuebecPolitique.com) {{DEFAULTSORT:Montreal-Saint-Georges Former provincial electoral districts of Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Quebec General Election
The 1912 Quebec general election was held on May 15, 1912, to elect members of the 13th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Joseph-Mathias Tellier. Redistribution of ridings An Act passed prior to the election increased the number of MLAs from 74 to 81 through the following changes: Results See also * List of Quebec premiers * Politics of Quebec * Timeline of Quebec history * List of Quebec political parties * 13th Legislative Assembly of Quebec Further reading * References Quebec general election Elections in Quebec General election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ... Quebec general election {{Quebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 Quebec General Election
The 1908 Quebec general election was held on June 8, 1908, to elect members of the 12th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Pierre-Évariste Leblanc. Results See also * List of Quebec premiers * Politics of Quebec * Timeline of Quebec history * List of Quebec political parties * 12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec Notes References Further reading * Quebec general election Elections in Quebec General election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ... Quebec general election {{Quebec-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
